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How DM Saurabh Jorwal is Turning Motihari into Bihar’s Next Growth Hub

13 April 2026

Pallavi Priya

Motihari, once known only for its historic past, is now emerging as a hub of infrastructure, startups, and agri-innovation under the leadership of DM Saurabh...

Change Makers

Children Were Attending School but Not Learning—How NIPUN Vatika Changed That in Haryana

13 April 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

How NIPUN Vatika is transforming early education in Haryana by improving foundational literacy and numeracy...

UPSC Stories

Married, a Mother, and Now an SDM: Sushma Yadav Secures Rank 13 in UP PCS-2024 After Multiple Failures

13 April 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Being a mother of a young son and balancing family life with preparation was not easy. It took Sushma...

Beyond Headlines

From Dream Home to Dream Centre: IAS Officer’s ‘Lucky House’ Transforms Young Lives

12 April 2026

Yash Chaturvedi

IAS officer Rajesh Singh Rana donated his “lucky house” in Delhi’s Old Seemapuri to create a skill centre,...

Beyond Headlines

From Forests to Water Banks: How Surat is Rewriting India’s Water Conservation Story

12 April 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Surat Forest Division has conserved 580 crore litres of water through scientific soil and moisture conservation,...

Must Read

CAPF Promotion Stagnation Explained: How One IPS Posting Can Affect Constables to Senior Officers

24 March 2026

Who Is IAS M Sai Kumar? ECI Appoints Senior Tamil Nadu IAS Officer as New Chief Secretary

8 April 2026

Who Is IAS Anurag Yadav? UP Principal Secretary Removed as Election Observer After Clash With CEC Gyanesh Kumar

9 April 2026

Videos

Nemesis of Law-breakers, in Cities & Forests

29 March 2026

Sharad Gupta

How Surinder Choudhary Uses Long-Distance Running to Stay Mentally Strong in a High-Pressure Police Career

20 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

What Happens After Terror Strikes? Surinder Choudhary Explains the Reality of Counter-Terror Operations

16 March 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Bureaucracy News

ACC Clears Key Bureaucratic Appointments and Tenure Extensions; Santanu Agrahari, Sunish S Among Key Names

13 April 2026

ACC Transfers 48 Officers at Joint Secretary Level; Pankaj Kumar Appointed JS in Power Ministry - Full List

13 April 2026

Who Is IFS Officer Sanjay Shukla? PMO Orders Multi-Level Probe into Chhattisgarh RERA Chairman Amid Serious Allegations

13 April 2026

‘Service is My Reward’: IFS Officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi Donates 9 Years of Tour Allowances to Uttarakhand CM Relief Fund

13 April 2026

Noida Protest: UP Govt Forms High-Powered Panel to Resolve Worker Crisis After Violence; DM Announces 11 Measures

13 April 2026

What Noida DM Medha Roopam Said on Worker Protests: Double Overtime, Weekly Off & More Announced

13 April 2026

PSU News

Bank of Baroda and Reliance Jio launch bob World Lite mobile banking app for feature phone users on JioPhone Prima 4G

13 April 2026

RITES Limited Announces Completion of Independent Director Likha Togu’s Tenure from April 15, 2026

13 April 2026

CPCL Pays ₹55.63 Crore Interim Dividend to Indian Oil for FY26, Reflecting Strong Financial Performance

13 April 2026

HAL Inaugurates Prachand LCH Assembly Line at Tumakuru, Boosting India’s Defence Manufacturing Capabilities

13 April 2026

GAIL Signs PNG Supply Agreement for Annapurna Kitchen at Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Serving 15,000 Devotees Daily

13 April 2026

BEML Limited Wins USD 36.38 Million Export Order from Middle East for Heavy Earthmoving Equipment

13 April 2026

NALCO India Signs MoU with Union Bank of India in Bhubaneswar to Enhance Employee Salary Benefits

13 April 2026

HUDCO, NBCC Collaborate for Techno-Economic Studies, Construction and Asset Monetization

12 April 2026

Defence News

What is the ASMI Machine Pistol? Why Indian Air Force Wants It in Pilot Survival Kits Explained

13 April 2026

How India Plans to Hunt Stealth Fighters Without Radar Using Passive IRST Sensor Fusion

13 April 2026

West Asia Conflict Sparks Urgent Naval Talks: Indian Navy Commanders’ Conference 2026 Explained

13 April 2026

Delhi NCR Sudarshan Chakra Air Defence Grid

Why India Is Building a Massive S-400 Air Defence Shield for Delhi-NCR: Inside the Sudarshan Chakra Strategy

13 April 2026

Judiciary News

No Holidays in Early Days’: SC Judge Aravind Kumar on Hard Work, Work-Life Balance Debate

13 April 2026

Kerala High Court Collegium Recommendation

Who Are the 5 Judicial Officers Recommended by Kerala HC Collegium? Full Breakdown Here

13 April 2026

Is the Right to Vote a Fundamental Right in India? Key Facts, Legal Meaning, and Impact Explained

13 April 2026

What Is Impeachment of Judges in India? Understanding Through Justice Yashwant Varma’s Resignation Case with Past Cases

13 April 2026

CSR News

DVK Foundation Launches Scholarship Programme for EWS Students at BGIS Vrindavan

31 March 2026

ECIL Completes CSR Project by Handing Over Retaining Wall at Rastriya Vidya Kendra, Telangana

13 March 2026

NTPC WR-I Launches ₹7.64 Crore CSR Project to Renovate IPD Blocks at N.M. Wadia Hospital, Solapur

13 March 2026

AAI Provides ₹12.29 Crore CSR Support to Balasaheb Deoras Rugnalay in Pune for Healthcare Expansion

12 March 2026

Opinion

Features

Ghost In The Code : When Intelligence Outruns Justice

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Social Media Epidemic Of Mental Illness Causing Global Disaster In Younger Generation

Vijay Shankar Pandey

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UPSC Stories

Married, a Mother, and Now an SDM: Sushma Yadav Secures Rank 13 in UP PCS-2024 After Multiple Failures

13 April 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Being a mother of a young son and balancing family life with preparation was not easy. It took Sushma...

The Year She Almost Made It… And the Year She Finally Did: AIR 56 Samiksha Dwivedi

12 April 2026

Bhakti Kothari

After multiple setbacks and a near miss by just 18 marks, Samiksha Dwivedi secured AIR 56 in UPSC CSE...

Gudelli Srujana: How a Mazdoor’s Daughter Turned Setbacks Into Strategy in UPSC Journey | Exclusive

10 April 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From repeated prelims failures to Rank 55, Gudelli Srujana’s UPSC journey is a story of smart preparation,...

Social Media

Watch: First One-Horned Rhino Calf of 2026 Takes Birth at Jaldapara National Park, IFS Officer Shares Rare Footage

3 January 2026

A newborn one-horned rhinoceros calf was spotted at Jaldapara National Park on January 1, 2026. IFS officer...

Rare Night Encounter: IFS Officer Spots Highly Venomous Banded Krait During Forest Patrol, Internet Amazed

29 December 2025

An IFS officer’s night patrol video of a highly venomous banded krait has gone viral, highlighting India’s...

Heroic Karnataka Elephant Rescue: How a 28-Hour “Impossible Mission” Became a Triumph of Wildlife Care, IFS Parveen Kaswan Shares Video

19 November 2025

A trapped elephant was rescued after 28 hours in Karnataka through a massive, expertly coordinated Forest...

Book Reviews

India Beyond Myths: : Why 100 Ways to See India Is a Must-Read

11 April 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

100 Ways to See India by Rohit Saran transforms complex statistics into compelling narratives, offering...

The Sky Husband: Where the Spiritual and the Everyday Become One

28 March 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

God speaks to us through our dreams, says the wise woman Hami. Her neighbour Mimi has learned this truth,...

Friendship, Caste, and the Reservation Debate in a WhatsApp Age

14 March 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

A review of Removed from the WhatsApp: A Bitter Tale of Caste and Reservation by Pankaj Rangari, exploring...